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Postal Life Insurance Agents Recruitment
It is proposed to engage Direct Agents for sale of Postal Life Insurance Rural Postal Life Insurance products. Interested candidates fulfilling the following eligibility conditions may attend ‘walk in interview’ to be held in the OO Senior Superintendent of Pos, Chennai City Central Division [at No. 2 Sivagnanam Salai , T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017] at 10.00 hours on 26.05.2023 [Friday].
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
a. Qualification 10 th pass
b. Age 18 to 50 years
c. Categories Unemployed self employed educated youth, Ex life advisorsEx agents of any insurance company, Ex-servicemen, Aangan wadi workers, Mahila Mandal workers, Retired teachers, Self Help Groups functionaires, etc or any intending person fulfiing above conditions.
d. Desirable 1. Experience in selling Insurance Products, knowledge of
computersknowledge of local area. 2. Resident of Chennai City.
e. Candidates doing life insurance business in other insurance companies are not eligible to apply as Direct Agent.
f. Documents Eligible candidate should bring Original and two Xerox copies of age proof, address proof and educational qualification proof with three recent passport size photo.
Candidates selected after interview has to provide cash Security of Rs.5000- in the form of National Savings Certificate Kisan Vikas Patra to be pledged to the President of India as security.
This is not a job offer employment in the Post office. Interview is conducted for engaging Direct Agents for marketingselling Postal Life Insurance products based on IRDA guidelines. Direct Agents so engaged have to procure PLI Policies through marketing.
CommissionIncentive to the Direct Agent will be paid on the basis of hisher procurement of PLI policies.
Ministry of Tourism
Union Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel leads International Day of Yoga Celebrations at Fort Aguada, Goa
Covid-19 Pandemic has highlighted the importance of wellbeing through Yoga-Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
Goa | June 21, 2022
Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Shri Prahlad Singh Patel leads International Yoga Day celebrations at Fort Aguada, one of the 75 locations selected by the Ministry of Tourism. Shri Rohan Khaunte, Minister of Revenue, Government of Goa was also present on this occasion.
Addressing the yoga practitioners and yoga enthusiasts Shri Patel said that, ‘Yoga’, the ancient art of India is a precious gift to the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully brought this to the notice of the world.
During Covid-19 pandemic, yoga played a vital role in physical and mental health. Mentally one is not prepared for quarantine and other things, but meditation helped many of us to overcome this situation. Quarantine taught us that wealth and other resources have very little use in those difficult times. Today hospitals are appointing yoga acharyas.
Now the world has realised the importance of Yoga. Yoga is for humanity, it is beyond caste, creed and religion. Balance of Mind, soul and body is yoga, added the Union Minister.
Union Minister expressed happiness that Yoga Day was celebrated at Ford Aguada, one of the most beautiful locations in the world.
Common yoga protocol of 45 minutes, beginning with prayer. Bhujangasan, Tadasana and Vrikshasana, Trikonasana, anulom-vilom practiced on this occasion.
This year International Day of Yoga 2022 saw many new initiatives, the ‘Guardian Ring’ program, which is a collaborative exercise between 79 countries and United Nations organisations along with Indian Missions abroad to illustrate Yoga's unifying power that surpasses national boundaries. Integrating the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with celebrations of 8th IDY, Mass Yoga demonstrations were organised at 75 iconic locations across the country under the leadership of 75 Union Ministers. Union Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel and Union Minister Shri Shripad Naik lead the iconic location celebrations at Fort Aguada and Se Cathedral Old Goa in the state of Goa.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone and inaugurates 232 km of National Highways of Rs.4160 Crore in Uttar Pradesh.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today laid Foundation stone and Inaugurated 232 km of National Highways at a cost of Rs.4160 Crore in Jaunpur and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh in presence of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath.
Addressing the functions Shri Gadkari emphasized on infrastructure development for employment generation and economic prosperity. He said We are committed for the development of Uttar Pradesh. He said these road projects will boost the development of state, provide better connectivity in the region and will double the pace of development of the state.
The Minister said these road projects will facilitate movement of goods with better connectivity in the region. It will facilitate access to markets for agricultural produce, local and other products, he added.
In Jaunpur Shri Gadkari laid foundation stone for 3 national highway projects which will cover 86 kms with a total cost of Rs 1,123 crore.
In Mirzapur Shri Gadkari inaugurated Four National highways projects worth Rs 3037 crore with total length of 146 kms.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Shri Rajesh Malhotra takes charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau
Shri Rajesh Malhotra has today assumed charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau . Shri Malhotra takes over after the superannuation of Shri Satyendra Prakash yesterday.
Previously, Shri Rajesh Malhotra, an Indian Information Service  Officer of the 1989 batch, had been working in Ministry of Finance since January 2018. During the critical COVID-19 Pandemic, he effectively steered the media and communication policy in the Ministry of Finance in sync with the various AatmaNirbhar Bharat Packages announced by the Government of India over time to give relief to people and maintain economic balance.
Shri Malhotra has over 32 years of operational experience in planning and implementation of Media & Communication strategies for various Central Government Ministries/ Departments including Finance, Company Affairs, Agriculture, Power, Coal, Mines, Communications & IT, Textiles, Labour, New & Renewable Energy. Further, he was associated with Election Commission of India as in-charge of media & communication for 21 years , thereby planning and implementing media & communication strategies during the six General Elections to the Lok Sabha , along with several State Assembly Polls and elections for the President and Vice-President of India, conducted by the Election Commission. During this tenure, Shri Malhotra has worked closely with 12 Chief Election Commissioners.
Shri Malhotra holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT, Ghaziabad, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Media Laws from NALSAR, Hyderabad. Further, he has also been a part of the short-term course on Public Policy Analysis from University of California, Media Management & Strategies at Thomson Foundation, UK and the Programme on ‘Marketing: The Winning Concepts & Practices’ organised by IIM Lucknow at New Delhi. He is also a fellow member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India and also holds degree in Law.
As a Spokesperson, Shri Malhotra has the experience of successfully establishing ‘Two-way’ communication channels between the Government, on one hand, and the media, on the other. He has been successfully managing crisis situations during his varied assignments in different Ministries in his distinguished career, and has ensured that only the correct perspective/ information is disseminated to the media. He also has a wide experience in coordinating media coverage for International Conferences/ events as he has been an integral part of various Ministerial Delegations from India during his career.
Ministry of Communications
Special Campaign 2.0 for Cleanliness: Best practices adopted by the Department of Telecom
(Special Campaign 2.0 is being undertaken in all Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India during the month of October, 2022. This time there is a special thrust on activities in Subordinate/ Attached/ Field Offices across the country.
Apart from impressive quantitative targets, the Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications has adopted certain ‘best practices’ in Sanchar Bhavan Complex which are already showing promising results. These include:
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Stopping Single Use Plastic Drinking Water bottles in the Sanchar Bhavan Complex.
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Replacing plastic folders with environment friendly recycled paper folders in the Sanchar Bhavan Complex.
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Consulting services of a contractual lady Doctor every working day afternoon. This is a boon for health & hygiene of the 900 regular and contractual employees posted in Sanchar Bhavan Complex.
 Setting aside fixed time every Friday afternoon for special cleaning of the office premises.
 Cleaning up of piled up scrap in the basement and converting it into a Recreation Club.
Before Inauguration
After Inauguration
 Converting space adjacent to parking lot into a modern canteen which due for operationalization shortly.
Before After
In addition, the following ‘pilot projects’ have been taken up during the Special Campaign 2.0:
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Replace plastic pens with environment friendly recyclable pens
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Provision of Sanitary Napkin pad dispenser in ladies washrooms.
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Providing motion sensor detectors to ‘switch on’ and ‘switch off’ all lights/other electrical appliances in Office Chambers.
It is proposed to extend and replicate best practices as above wherever feasible in all other offices of DoT including its CPSEs/Field Offices.
Ministry of Defence
MAROON BERET CEREMONIAL PARADE
AT GARUD REGIMENTAL TRAINING CENTRE
AIR FORCE STATION CHANDINAGAR
To mark the successful completion of training of 127 Air Force Special Forces Operatives of Garud Force, Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade was held on 12 February 2022 at Garud Regimental Training Centre , Air Force Station Chandinagar. Chief Guest, Air Vice Marshal PS Karkare, Senior Officer-in-Charge Administration, Headquarter Western Air Command reviewed the parade.
Wing Commander Trilok Sharma, Commandant GRTC received the Chief Guest and presented brief on various training aspects.
Chief Guest congratulated the Garuds on their successful passing out from the Garud Regimental Training Centre. While addressing the young Garuds, he emphasized on the importance of training and honing of Special Forces skills to keep pace with the changing security scenario. He presented Maroon Beret, Garud Proficiency Badge and Special Forces Tabs to the successful Garud trainees and gave away trophies to the meritorious passing out trainees. The best all rounder trophy was presented to LAC Suryawanshi Shivcharan Arjun.
During the passing out ceremony, the ‘Garuds’ demonstrated various skills such as Combat Firing, Hostage Rescue, Firing Drill, Assault Explosives, Obstacle Crossing Drill, Wall Climbing, Slithering, Rappelling and Military Martial Arts.
Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade is a moment of pride and achievement for the Garuds, marking the culmination of their training and transformation of ‘Young Special Forces Operators’ joining the elite force.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Suresh Prabhu urges textiles industry to prepare road map for boosting exports
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, urged the textiles industry to prepare a road map in order to tap into the export market. Addressing a Global Conclave of Confederation of IndianTextile Industry in New Delhi today, Suresh Prabhu said that Government is willingto extend all possible support to the textiles industry.
Suresh Prabhu said that the contribution from textiles and apparel can be increased by scaling up and increasing investments into the industry along with cost optimization and vertical integration.Investing in new and more efficient technologies and processes will lead to more superior products.
The Minister said that the Indian textile industry should modernize their approach as well as the technologies and gain competitive advantage over neighboring countries and diversify product range across the value chain.The Minister said that the Commerce Ministry is making all efforts to onboard all line ministries for greater synergy in order to promote exports.
Suresh Prabhu further said that textiles industry should look forward to exporting their products to countries other than the US and EU. For this, the Government of India has been making all efforts in identifying potential export partners and strengthening relationships with them.
Suresh Prabhusaid that a free trade agreement with EU would relieve the pressure on the industry and enhance competitiveness. The Government is also looking to fast track negotiations of Free Trade Agreements with EU and Australia.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Procurement at MSP
Government has procured Fair Average Quality  of notified crops at Minimum Support Price  from the farmers during Kharif Marketing Season 2020. The details of the crops procured at Minimum Support Price  during the Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 along with quantity are as under :-
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Commodity
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Quantity Procured 
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MSP Value 
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Paddy
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7,07,59,000.00
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1,33,592.99
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Groundnut
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2,84,030.22
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1,498.26
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Soyabean
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3.69
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0.01
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Moong
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13,730.20
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98.80
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Tur
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11,004.46
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66.03
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Urad
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137.16
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0.82
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Jowar
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1,28,088.00
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338.15
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Bajra
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3,61,871.00
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778.02
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Maize
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1,98,829.00
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367.73
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Ragi
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4,74,098.00
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1,562.15
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Cotton
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48,24,200.00
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26,719.51
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Jute
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713.50
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2.99
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Total
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77055705.23
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165025.46
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Pollution Level in Yamuna River During Lockdown
Monitoring of River Yamuna was carried out during April, 2020 within Delhi stretch by Central Pollution Control Board at 3 monitoring locations viz. Palla, Nizamuddin bridge and Okhla U/S to assess the impact of lockdown on water quality. The results of the analysis indicate the following:
- Water Quality of River Yamuna within the Delhi stretch at Palla, was complying with respect to Primary water quality criteria for bathing viz. pH, Dissolved Oxygen  and Biochemical Oxygen Demand , whereas, the water quality at Nizamuddin bridge and Okhla U/S was not complying with respect to Primary water quality criteria for bathing in terms of DO and BOD.
- As regards the assessment of water quality of river Yamuna in April 2020 during lockdown period, as compared to pre-lockdown period i.e. March, 2020, at Palla, improvement in terms of BOD was observed and at locations Nizamuddin bridge and Okhla U/S, improvement in terms of both DO and BOD was observed.
The improvement in water quality has been attributed to:
- Release of fresh water from Wazirabad Barrage and availability of dilution in river Yamuna;
- Stoppage of industrial effluent discharge  due to lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic;
- Good penetration of solar radiation in water body due to washing out of bottom sediments, settleable and colloidal form of pollutants in river Yamuna due to discharge of fresh water from Wazirabad barrage; and
- Absence of human activities such as throwing of garbage, bathing, washing of clothes etc. due to lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic.
Stringent monitoring and regulation of industries and pollution sources is undertaken to assess the compliance status of Grossly Polluting Industries  for enforcing regulatory framework on the polluting industries. Stringent action is taken by Central Pollution Control Board /State Pollution Control Boards / Pollution Control Committees against the GPIs discharging into main stem of Ganga River & its tributaries which are non-complying with respect to the prescribed norms.
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change  formulates and notifies standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants viz. air pollutants and water pollutants from industries, operations or processes with an aim to protect and improve the quality of the environment and abate environmental pollution.
Industry specific effluent/emission standards are notified under Schedule-I: ‘Standards for Emission or Discharge of Environmental Pollutants from Various Industries’ of Environment Protection Act, 1986. State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees in States and Union Territories, respectively are adhered to ensure the compliance of these standards. So far, 47 industry specific effluent standards and 63 industry specific emission standards have been notified.
Delhi Pollution Control Committee  regulates industrial pollution through consent mechanism. DPCC has issued stricter norms for sewage treatment in Delhi.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Communications
Post Offices provide basic postal and ﬁnancial services during COVID-19 lockdown
During the lockdown to curtail the spread of COVlD-19, Post Ofﬁces are providing basic postal and ﬁnancial services. Priority is being given to delivery of essential Items through the postal network. Facility of withdrawal and deposit under Post Office Savings Bank and India Post Payments Bank is also available. ATM facility and AEPS  are made available in Post Offices for withdrawal of cash from accounts standing in any bank.
Department of Posts is also ensuring that essential services are provided by implementing safety measures across its supply chain to protect its employees and effecting safe delivery of services to the citizens.
Prime Minister's Office
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin calls on Prime Minister
Mr. Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today afternoon.
Prime Minister welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin to India on his third visit this year. He noted with satisfaction the marked increase in high-level exchanges this year and warmly recalled his own visit to St. Petersburg in June for the Annual Bilateral Summit.
Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin discussed the steady expansion and diversification of bilateral ties, particularly noting the standout collaboration in the energy sector and the common pursuit of high- technology cooperation.
Mr. Dmitry Rogozin conveyed the greetings of President Putin to Prime Minister, which the Prime Minister heartily reciprocated.
Ministry of Education
Digital India initiative of Government has revolutionized education access in rural areas
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology , Government of India launched the ‘Digital India’ programme with the vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge-based economy by ensuring digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridging the digital divide.
To achieve these objectives, particularly in rural, tribal and remote areas, Ministry of Education offers high quality educational programmes through DTH channels as well as web platforms under the aegis of PM e-Vidya.
Some of the major education initiatives are as follows:
- · DIKSHA the nation’s digital infrastructure for providing quality e-content for school education in States/UTs and QR coded Energized Textbooks for all grades . Till date  DIKSHA has clocked more than 524 crores learning sessions, more than 6,125 crore learning minutes with more than 2.2 crore average daily page hits. A total of 3,17,496 pieces of e-contents are live on DIKSHA as on date.
- · 12 DTH Channels in school education and 22 SWAYAM PRABHA channels in higher education are already functional. As per budget announcement for Financial Year 2022-23, the 12 DTH Channels would be expanded to 200  PM e-Vidya DTH TV Channels.
- · SWAYAM  is the national MOOC platform with provision of credit transfer to Universities, for Higher Education Courses. NIOS and NCERT are National Coordinator for school sector courses under SWAYAM, delivering school courses from 9th to 12th. On SWAYAM Portal a total of 10,451 Courses are available out of these courses, 257 courses of NCERT and 431 courses of NIOS are available. For NCERT courses 4.1 lakh students are registered and for NIOS courses more than 34 lakh students are registered.
To realize the vision of Digital India, all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education are organized under PM e-Vidya banner as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Over 4.67 crore Income Tax Returns filed on new e-filing portal of Income Tax Department
Over 4.67 crore Income Tax Returns have been filed on the new e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department as on 27th December, 2021. More than 15.49 lakh ITRs were filed on 27.12.2021 and this number is likely to increase further as the due date of 31st December, 2021 is approaching.
Out of 4.67 crore ITRs filed for AY 2021-22, 53.6% of these are ITR1 , 8.9% is ITR2 , 10.75% is ITR3 , 25% are ITR4 , ITR5 , ITR6  and ITR7 . Over 48.19% of these ITRs have been filed using the online ITR form on the portal and the balance have been uploaded using the ITR created from the offline software utilities.
Over 3.91 crore returns have been verified, out of which more than 3.35 crore are through Aadhaar based OTP. In the last 3 days itself, 27.7 lakh Aadhaar OTP request have been generated on new e-filing portal. Taxpayers are advised to complete e-verification at the earliest in pending cases.
Of the e-verified ITRs more than 2.88 crore ITRs have been processed and over 1.07 crore refunds for AY 2021-22 have been issued.
The Department has been issuing reminders to taxpayers through emails, SMS and media campaigns encouraging taxpayers not to wait till the last minute and file their Income Tax Returns without further delay. All taxpayers who are yet to file their Income Tax returns for AY 2021-22 are requested to file their returns at the earliest to avoid any late fee.
Ministry of Education
Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launches #MyBookMyFriendcampaign on World Book Day
Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' tagged several Union Ministers on social media and appealed to join #MyBookMyFriend initiative
Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ extended greetings to everyone on the occasion of World Book Day amdlaunchedthe#MyBookMyFriendcampaignonsocialmediaontheoccasion. Shri Pokhriyal has shared a video message on social media saying that when you open a book, you open a new world. He said that books are a person's best friend. Books inspire everyone and provide a new way of thinking. Shri Nishank added that books serve as a guide in difficult times of life.
The Union Minister said that this time World Book Day is being celebrated with lock down. He appealed to all the students that at the time of lock down, they must read some books of interest in addition to course books. There will be opportunity to learn something new. He urged all the students to read a book and share with him about the book which they are reading at the moment using #MyBookMyFriend on social media.
Shri Pokhriyal has appealed to various Union Ministers on social media by tagging them to join the #MyBookMyFriend campaign. Along with this, the Union Minister has also appealed to prominent personalities from various parts of India to join this campaign so that it can inspire all the countrymen. Shri Pokhriyal told that the #MyBookMyFriend campaign will run for the next 7 days, during this time all people to join this campaign.